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SNKronize: SNK Podcast w/ James Chen (@jchensor), OlafRedland (@OlafRedland), & KittyKaboooom (@KittyKaboooom)

Episode 81, November 9th, 2022

More new cool things from ZenMarket! Magazines, Books, and more Mai than you can handle!

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ROLLBACK MYTHBUSTING!

James Does a Q & A Session with the chat! The question that James went in depth the most, however, was a question regarding nature vs. nurture and getting good at Fighting Games!

== TIMESTAMPS ==

0:00:00 Intro

0:03:33 What Is Rollback?

0:07:47 Street Fighter V Rollback

0:15:35 The Role Of Save States

0:25:10 ARE 3D Games Harder For Rollback?

0:32:40 Does Tekken 7 Actually Have Rollback?

0:35:34 Latency Settings

0:38:08 The Causes Of Desyncs

0:48:50 Zinac Debunks Common Misconceptions

0:56:50 Viewer Questions

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SNKronize: SNK Podcast w/ James Chen (@jchensor), OlafRedland (@OlafRedland), & KittyKaboooom (@KittyKaboooom)

Episode 80, November 2nd, 2022

We got a patch aaaaaand........? And, well, at least we got some cool SNK stuff for auction. O_o

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NATURE VS. NUTURE at 1:30:28!

James Does a Q & A Session with the chat! The question that James went in depth the most, however, was a question regarding nature vs. nurture and getting good at Fighting Games!

== TIMESTAMPS ==

0:00:00 Intro

0:04:10 PCs Vs. Consoles For The FGC

0:08:11 Customizability

0:38:01 Gaming Monitors

0:49:22 How It Affects Casual Players

1:04:07 Tournaments Difficulties

1:21:47 Conclusions: It's Not A Contest

1:48:22 Outro (CAT!!!)

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SNKronize: SNK Podcast w/ James Chen (@jchensor), OlafRedland (@OlafRedland), & KittyKaboooom (@KittyKaboooom)

Episode 79, October 19th, 2022

Team Samurai has really turned out to be pretty lackluster, it seems. Also, the Regional Bouts have been announced by SNK, but... there seems to be a few things missing?

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NATURE VS. NUTURE at 1:30:28!

James Does a Q & A Session with the chat! The question that James went in depth the most, however, was a question regarding nature vs. nurture and getting good at Fighting Games!

== TIMESTAMPS ==

0:00:00 Intro

0:02:31 Game News

-- 0:02:39 Mortal Kombat Onslaught: New NRS Mobile Game

-- 0:06:53 Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 Rollback Beta Weekend

0:16:14 No One Knows Why They Lose

0:22:43 I Still Don't Like SFxT

0:25:39 "Neutral" Is A Myth

0:31:15 Death By Gummies And Chips & Salsa

0:32:59 Q&A Begins!

-- 0:34:27 Most Memorable Evo Moment?

-- 0:37:37 Did I Ever Take Any Vs. Game Seriously?

-- 0:43:10 Should Offline CPT Go To More Countries?

-- 0:45:15 Where Does FGC Terminology Come From?

-- 0:47:17 Does The End Of Arcade Culture Make You Sad?

-- 0:56:25 Will The Next SF6 Beta Be A Closed Beta Again?

-- 0:59:49 Should Capcom Make Their Fighting Games Free-To-Play?

-- 1:02:02 How Do We Encourage Casuals To Be More Competitive?

-- 1:03:19 How Bad Is It That PS5 Accepts No Legacy Controllers?

-- 1:05:40 PLEASE GIVE ME A MARVEL CAPCOM COLLECTION!

-- 1:10:03 My Honest Opinion On 3S Characters And Parries

-- 1:23:00 What Character Archetypes Do I Gravitate Towards?

-- 1:28:10 What Makes A Character "Unga-Bunga"? (CAT!!!)

-- 1:30:28 Nature Vs. Nuture: Can Anyone Learn Fighting Games?

-- 1:52:14 My Personal Proudest FGC Moment

-- 1:56:36 When Did I Stop Competing Seriously?

-- 1:59:44 Favorite Up And Coming International Player?

-- 2:01:32 Good Netcode = More Equal Skill Between Countries?

-- 2:05:36 What Do I Think About Hiding Tech? (CAT!!!)

-- 2:07:44 Most Successful Instance Of STSFN In History?

-- 2:13:50 Twitter Sucks For Tech: Bring Back My Forums!!!

-- 2:18:50 More Likely Real: Bigfoot Or Loch Ness Monster?

-- 2:22:23 INCONCEIVABLE!

-- 2:23:32 Gootecks And Mike Ross Were Ahead Of Their Time

-- 2:27:48 How Do We Increase Prize Money? (CAT!!!)

-- 2:45:33 Is SF6 A Heart Game Or A Mind Game?

2:52:27 Outro

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EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW!

The Street Fighter 6 Closed Beta has come and gone, and thanks to some very generous people, I managed to play in the beta this weekend. Here's everything I've learned and all my thoughts about Street Fighter 6 from 3 solid days of playing!

== TIMESTAMPS ==

0:00:00 Intro

0:04:35 Initial Thoughts

0:16:36 SF6's Character Creator

0:25:03 So Many Options!!

-- 0:27:27 Greatest Training Mode Ever?

-- 0:34:36 What's On The Menu?

-- 0:38:32 SIDEBAR: Modern Vs. Classic Controls

-- 0:42:53 Menus Need Improvement

-- 0:46:04 SF6's Battle Hub Vs. Strive Lobbies

0:50:57 Street Fighter 6's Gameplay

-- 0:53:38 Street Fighter 6's Magic Number: 4

-- 0:55:33 Overheads And Sweeps And Throws

-- 0:58:21 Drive Gauge Management: Chef's Kiss

-- 1:03:04 Drive Rush

-- 1:07:22 Drive Parry And Perfect Parries

-- 1:15:19 Drive Impacts: The Elephant In The Room

-- 1:53:40 SF6 Is Not SFV

-- 1:58:04 Is SF6 A "Heart" Game Or A "Mind" Game?

-- 2:03:36 No Plus Frames: A Problem?

-- 2:08:28 So Much Potential For Individuality

2:14:15 Character Thoughts

-- 2:27:28 MY BETA TIER LIST! BWAHAHAHA!!

-- 2:32:25 It's Good If Year 1 Balance Is Bad?

2:33:36 The Netcode!!!

2:37:33 Old School Vs. New School: STOP IT. GET SOME HELP.

-- 2:41:11 SF6 Is Not SF5 Is Not SF4 Is Not SF3 Is Not SFA Is Not SF2

-- 2:50:15 Play What You Love

3:00:19 Conclusion

-- 3:02:57 The Precedent SF6 Can Set If It Is Truly A Great Game

-- 3:08:53 SF6 Dominating The FGC Is Bad

3:11:12 Outro

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FGC HISTORY TIME!!

Many people aren't aware of just how important the 5v5 US vs. Japan Third Strike Exhibition was at Evo 2002. Honestly, Evo 2002 was full of FGC firsts, and James educates everyone on how historic that event was and what it did to kickstart the resurgence of Third Strike in the US.

== TIMESTAMPS ==

0:00:00 Intro

0:02:01 Fighting Game News

-- 0:02:13 KOFXV DLC Team Samurai Impressions

-- 0:12:07 Tekken 7 New Patch Is Out

-- 0:22:10 Street Fighter 6 Beta This Weekend

0:28:38 Setting The Stage For Evo 2002

0:37:52 Evo 2002 Photo Slideshow

1:08:59 The Birth Of Top 8 Sunday

1:15:06 Third Strike Going Into Evo 2002

1:26:41 Watching The Entire 3S US Vs. Japan 5v5

2:41:18 The 5v5 Aftermath

2:44:20 Sidetrack: East Coast Street Fighter IV

2:48:28 Miscellaneous History (Q & A)

2:50:59 Outro

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SNKronize: SNK Podcast w/ James Chen (@jchensor), OlafRedland (@OlafRedland), & KittyKaboooom (@KittyKaboooom)

Episode 78, September 30th, 2022

The final DLC of 2022 for King Of Fighters XV, Team Samurai, just had a trailer drop! James, Olaf, and Kitty deep dive into the trailer to theorize what to expect from the characters!

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September 27th, 2022 - Is Tekken Too Hard To Learn For Beginners?

Tekken 8 is upon us, and the discussion of Tekken's legendary difficulty has cropped up in the FGC once again. James decides to weigh in, especially given his past of extreme frustration in learning the game. Does HE think Tekken is too hard to learn?

== TIMESTAMPS ==

0:00:00 Intro

0:01:29 Fighting Game News

-- 0:01:53 Team SamSho Trailer And Release Date For KOFXV!

-- 0:08:31 SF6 Dhalsim And Honda Character Trailers

-- 0:15:05 Guilty Gear Strive Is Getting ROLLBACK!!!

0:31:02 Tekken Is Too Hard: The Backstory

-- 0:36:08 Different People Perceive Things Differently

-- 0:48:22 Y'all Suck At Tekken, Man

-- 0:50:49 The Standard Advice Doesn't Work At Low Levels

-- 0:57:06 Teaching Suggestion: High Detailed Results Screen

1:02:17 All Fighting Games Are Hard, Man

-- 1:13:26 James Is SPITTIN' FAX

-- 1:16:40 Nothing In Fighting Games Are Naturally Instinctive

-- 1:24:58 I DON'T HATE WAFFLES

-- 1:26:57 The Difference Between "Good For Beginners" And "Easy To Learn"

-- 1:29:43 The Most Important Kind Of Self Discovery In FGs

1:33:27 Everyone Learns Differently

1:50:16 Fighting Games Vs. Chess

1:53:24 The Added Problem Of Tekken Being A Legacy Game

1:58:23 James The Teacher

2:04:44 The Final FAX Being... SPITTIN'?... By James

2:10:28 Outro

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